General info

Part of:
India
Entity:
Chhattisgarh
Capital:
Raipur
Population:
20,833,803 (2001-03-01)
Area:
135,191 sq.km.
ISO code:
in-22
Region:
South-central Asia

India : Chhattisgarh

Administrative units

code district
tehsil		 capital area (sq.km.) population
1991-03-01
census		 population
2001-03-01
census
source: Census of India 2001.
note: in 1991 Chhattisgarh was still part of Madhya Pradesh, it became a separate entity on Nov.1, 2000.
note: Government of Chhattisgarh.
01 Koriya (Korea) Koriya 5,978 500,758 586,327
0001 Bharatpur       72,103
0002 Baikunthpur       179,751
0003 Sonhat       39,638
0004 Manendragarh       294,835
02 Surguja Ambikapur 12,701 1,581,872 1,972,094
0001 Pal   2,067 172,386 223,557
0002 Wadrafnagar   1,159 102,284 130,551
0003 Pratappur   903 96,420 122,665
0004 Samari   1,638 133,313 155,839
0005 Surajpur   2,591 429,577 537,615
0006 Ambikapur   1,983 316,127 400,759
0007 Rajpur   601 71,890 88,908
0008 Lundra   580 83,733 101,304
0009 Sitapur   1,178 176,142 210,896
03 Jashpur Jashpur 6,205 656,352 743,160
0001 Bagicha       217,111
0002 Jashpur       134,976
0003 Kunkuri       226,283
0004 Pathalgaon       164,790
04 Raigarh Raigarh 7,086 1,065,939 1,265,529
0001 Udaipur (Dharamjaigarh)       179,748
0002 Lailunga       113,531
0003 Gharghoda       148,903
0004 Raigarh       364,287
0005 Kharsia       129,157
0006 Sarangarh       329,903
05 Korba Korba 6,599 828,591 1,011,823
0001 Katghora       428,809
0002 Pali       158,998
0003 Korba       302,765
0004 Kartala       121,251
06 Janjgir-Champa Janjgir 4,467 1,110,200 1,317,431
0001 Janjgir       361,190
0002 Nawagarh       129,044
0003 Champa       169,786
0004 Sakti       142,247
0005 Pamgarh       137,651
0006 Dabhara       136,969
0007 Malkharoda       114,659
0008 Jaijaipur       125,885
07 Bilaspur Bilaspur 6,377 1,694,883 1,998,355
0001 Pendraroad       287,165
0002 Lormi       209,819
0003 Kota       182,567
0004 Mungeli       297,615
0005 Takhatpur       217,728
0006 Bilaspur       501,409
0007 Masturi       199,377
0008 Bilha       102,675
08 Kawardha Kawardha 4,627 513,496 584,552
0001 Kawardha       402,777
0002 Pandariya       181,775
09 Rajnandgaon Rajnandgaon 6,396 1,089,047 1,283,224
0001 Chhuikhadan       139,410
0002 Khairagarh       156,325
0003 Dongargarh       174,136
0004 Rajnandgaon       454,519
0005 Dongargaon       110,691
0006 Mohla       76,083
0007 Manpur       77,177
0008 Ambagarh       94,883
10 Durg Durg 8,537 2,397,134 2,810,436
0001 Nawagarh       127,842
0002 Bemetra       148,196
0003 Saja       143,863
0004 Berla       137,949
0005 Dhamdha       223,086
0006 Durg       997,848
0007 Patan       282,212
0008 Gunder Dehi (Gunderdehi )       182,258
0009 Dondi Lohara (Dondiluhara )       167,008
0010 Sanjari Balod       269,242
0011 Gurur       130,932
11 Raipur Raipur 13,083 2,529,166 3,016,930
0001 Simga       136,746
0002 Bhatapara       140,143
0003 Baloda Bazar       149,109
0004 Palari       119,621
0005 Kasdol       160,093
0006 Bilaigarh       165,255
0007 Arang       243,074
0008 Abhanpur       201,431
0009 Raipur       1,014,213
0010 Rajim       145,513
0011 Tilda       177,583
0012 Bindranawagarh       287,288
0013 Deobhog       76,861
12 Mahasamund Mahasamund 3,902 791,197 860,257
0001 Basna       139,645
0002 Saraipali       170,778
0003 Mahasamund       549,834
13 Dhamtari Dhamtari 4,082 587,679 706,591
0001 Kurud   1,424   296,137
0002 Dhamtari   719   249,780
0003 Nagri   1,939   160,674
14 Kanker (North Bastar) Kanker 5,285 532,151 650,934
0001 Charama       97,179
0002 Bhanupratappur       136,996
0003 Kanker       108,301
0004 Narharpur       100,462
0005 Antagarh       65,756
0006 Pakhanjur       142,240
15 Bastar Jagdalpur 8,756 1,116,896 1,306,673
0001 Keshkal       155,320
0002 Narayanpur       108,606
0003 Kondagaon       336,091
0004 Jagdalpur       706,656
16 Dantewada (South Bastar) Dantewara 10,239 622,267 719,487
0001 Bhopal pattanam (Matdand)       99,227
0002 Bijapur       141,946
0003 Dantewada       247,029
0004 Konta       231,285
in-22 total   135,191 17,917,628 20,833,803

Main cities

name population
1991-03-01
census		 population
2001-03-01
census
Raipur 438,639 605,747
Bhilai Nagar 386,159 556,366
Korba 124,501 315,690
Bilaspur 179,833 275,694
Durg 150,645 232,517
Rajnandgaon 125,371 143,770
Raigarh .. 111,154
Chirmiri .. 91,319
Bhilai Charoda .. 87,585
Dhamtari .. 82,111
source: Census of India 2001.